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1938 Carnegie Mellon

7–⁠2, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Carnegie Mellon in 1938, game by game: won vs. Davis & Elkins 49–0; won vs. Wittenberg 32–13; won vs. Holy Cross 7–6; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 0–7; won vs. Akron 27–13; won at No. 1 Pittsburgh 20–10; won vs. Duquesne 21–0; won at NC State 14–0; lost vs. No. 2 TCU 7–15+49−8Won 49–0 vs. Davis & Elkins+49Davis & ElkinsWon 32–13 vs. Wittenberg+19WittenbergWon 7–6 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 0–7 at No. 5 Notre Dame-7No. 5 Notre DameWon 27–13 vs. Akron+14AkronWon 20–10 at No. 1 Pittsburgh+10No. 1 PittsburghWon 21–0 vs. Duquesne+21DuquesneWon 14–0 at NC State+14NC StateLost 7–15 vs. No. 2 TCU-8No. 2 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsDavis & ElkinsW 49–⁠088%
Oct 8vsWittenbergW 32–⁠1388%
Oct 15vsHoly CrossW 7–⁠642%
Oct 22at5Notre DameL 0–⁠724%
Oct 29vsAkronW 27–⁠1392%
Nov 5at1PittsburghW 20–⁠1013%
Nov 12vsDuquesneW 21–⁠063%
Nov 26atNC StateW 14–⁠062%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs2TCUSugar BowlL 7–⁠1525%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 15–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 43 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Final: 6

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
177–⁠64
Coach
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Elo
1575 +98 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.0 No. 6 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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